Omega 46001 Shaving Cream in Bowl
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Customer Reviews of Omega 46001 Shaving Cream in Bowl
Customer Review: Italian import that is just mediocre.
Summary: 3 Stars
For me, this Omega Menthol shave soap is just an okay product. When I think of Italian imports, high quality comes to mind, not mediocrity and this stuff screams ho-hum.
The smell is very similar to Barbasol menthol shave cream which is pleasant enough I suppose. The odor was actually stronger when I first started using it but the scent seems to be diffusing somewhat as time goes on. The menthol does give my face a tingle and it lathers up okay but nothing special. It is shave soap, so outside of the fact that it tingles and smells fine, how does it shave? Well, not that great. I don't know anything about soap making but I'm guessing that maybe there's not enough glycerine in the soap. Whatever makes soap slick, this seems to be missing it. It feels tacky on my face and dries up quickly. Not too much of an issue with a fast shave but if you're taking your time, be prepared to rinse and repeat.
I have found my two dollar Van der Hagen soap to be a much more shaver friendly product at a fraction of the cost. A really good test was just washing my hands with the "bargain" stuff and then this. The VDH soap was really slick and had a better texture to the lather compared to this and gives a much closer shave without the razor pulling my skin.
I will say that the lid fits well so it would be great for travel. However, for the amount of money it costs I really was expecting more. If you want to say you only use shaving soap imported from Italy, then here it is. If you want a shave soap that produces a better shave at a lower cost, then that soap is likely available at your local WM. Overall I'm giving it 3 stars. I don't want to come across as blasting it, but I can't really praise it either. I don't know, it's just run of the mill average I guess.
Customer Review: Should be avoided by people with a sensitive skin
Summary: 3 Stars
I read so many glowing reviews for this product that I was sure my husband would love it. Unfortunately, as soon as he applied this cream to his skin and started shaving, he told that it caused an unpleasant tingling sensation, which soon turned into a mild burning.
I decided to use this "crema da barba", made in Italy to shave my leg. The cream is very smooth and lathers well, but I didn't like the smell at all: it was too strong & too cheap. Obviously, scent is a very personal thing, so please don't concentrate on this part of the review too much.
I didn't feel any tingling - just a little bit of a cooling effect on my legs. While shaving legs, I accidentally touched my face with my hand, and right away I felt what my husband was describing before. I washed the cream away within seconds. I also looked at the ingredients used in it, and I believe that menthol can cause this irritation. Unfortunately, the label doesn't indicate the percentage used, so it is difficult to say for sure which component may have caused this unpleasant tingling. Also, because menthol has an ability to quickly penetrate the skin layers, it can carry other chemical compounds with it. One of the components in this shaving cream is sodium borate, which is safe for use in cosmetics up to a specified concentration limit (in concentrations less than or equal to 5%), but as I mentioned earlier, the % used is not specified on the label, so at this point we can only guess. At 5% and higher boric acid should not be used on infant or injured skin as it causes irritation.
If you don't have a sensitive skin, give it a try, but my husband will have to go back to "Cremo Cream" & "Art of Shaving" creams.
Customer Review: Very good soap
Summary: 3 Stars
I reviewed this soap shortly after buying it a year or so ago. I was hasty. I have since found it so much better than any other soap or gel or cream I have tried. I am now ordering my second bowl. I hope I didn't turn anybody off first time around as this is give a great shave.